Aims & Objectives

Course Aims

• Encourage the systematic and critical study of: human experience and behaviour; physical, economic and social environments; and the history and development of social and cultural institutions

• Develop in the student the capacity to identify, to analyse critically and to evaluate theories, concepts and arguments about the nature and activities of the individual and society

• Enable the student to collect, describe and analyse data used in studies of society, to test hypotheses, and to interpret complex data and source material

• Promote the appreciation of the way in which learning is relevant both to the culture in which the student lives, and the culture of other societies

• Develop an awareness in the student that human attitudes and beliefs are widely diverse and that the study of society requires an appreciation of such diversity

• Enable the student to recognize that the content and methodologies of the individuals and societies subjects are contestable and that their study requires the toleration of uncertainty

• Encourage a holistic view of the world of business

• Empower students to think critically and strategically about individual and organizational behaviour

• Promote the importance of exploring business issues from different cultural perspectives

• Enable the student to appreciate the nature and significance of change in a local, regional and global context

• Promote awareness of the importance of environmental, social and ethical factors in the actions of individuals and organizations

• Develop an understanding of the importance of innovation in a business environment

Assessment Objectives

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of

• the business management tools, techniques and theories specified in the syllabus content

• the six concepts that underpin the subject

• real-world business problems, issues and decisions

• the HL extension topics (HL only)

Demonstrate application and analysis of

• knowledge and skills to a variety of real-world and fictional business situations

• business decisions by explaining the issue(s) at stake, selecting and interpreting data, and applying appropriate tools, techniques, theories and concepts

• the HL extension topics (HL only)

Demonstrate synthesis and evaluation of

• business strategies and practices, showing evidence of critical thinking

• business decisions, formulating recommendations

• the HL extension topics (HL only)

Demonstrate a variety of appropriate skills to

• produce well-structured written material using business terminology

• select and use quantitative and qualitative business tools, techniques and methods

• select and use business material, from a range of primary and secondary sources